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romney was there with his wife, ann romney, but the president was there without the first lady. michelle obama was not in the room. i think that is what made mr. romney's joke more awkward than it otherwise might have been. >> campaigns can be grueling, exhausting.
romney was there with his wife, ann romney, but the president was there without the first lady. michelle obama was not in the room. i think that is what made mr. romney's joke more awkward than it otherwise might have been. >> campaigns can be grueling, exhausting.
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anne romney is right serving in the military is not against the family religion. but young mormon men were allowed to use a deferment to avoid being killed in vietnam and avoid being one of the 58,000 men in vietnam. not all mormon med made mitt romney's choice and some did their missionary service for their church and served in vietnam. brave, mormon men were killed in vietnam. while mitt romney was sitting out the war in france. serving in war is not against the romney family religion but it is against the romney family tradition of safely and always pursuing self interest. mitt romney's father george did not serve in the war of his era world war ii and george romney's father never joined the milt because he spent much of his life in mexico because they were hiding out from the enforcement of the laws of poligamy. miles park romney fled the country, never considered joining the military of a country whose laws he found so personally oppressive. since romney men have no idea what the weight of service feels like, mitt romney was actually able to say this. he was
anne romney is right serving in the military is not against the family religion. but young mormon men were allowed to use a deferment to avoid being killed in vietnam and avoid being one of the 58,000 men in vietnam. not all mormon med made mitt romney's choice and some did their missionary service for their church and served in vietnam. brave, mormon men were killed in vietnam. while mitt romney was sitting out the war in france. serving in war is not against the romney family religion but it...
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but it's nice to finally relax and wear what ann and i wear around the house. i'm glad to be able to join in this venerable tradition. of course, i'm pleased that the president's here. we were chatting pleasantly this evening as if tuesday night never happened. and i credit that, of course, to the cardinal. it's taken new york's highest spiritual authority to get us back on our best behavior. i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along this evening because he'll laugh at anything. of course, this isn't a night for serious politics, and it was especially nice to see president obama and cardinal dolan sharing the dais despite their differences. i'm sure the cardinal has no hard feelings and we might get an indication of that during dinner to see if the president's wine turns into water. or for that matter whether my water turns into wine. i'm pleased to once again have the chance to see governor cuomo who's already being talked about for higher office. a very impressive fellow. but he may be getting a little ahead of himself. i mean, let me ge
but it's nice to finally relax and wear what ann and i wear around the house. i'm glad to be able to join in this venerable tradition. of course, i'm pleased that the president's here. we were chatting pleasantly this evening as if tuesday night never happened. and i credit that, of course, to the cardinal. it's taken new york's highest spiritual authority to get us back on our best behavior. i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along this evening because he'll laugh at...
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what ann romney described. there's a difference saying i'm personally pro-life but i don't feel i should let my personal beliefs govern other people which is the joe biden formulation and mitt romney formulation which is tell me what you need me to say right now in order for you to make me president. that's a bit crass and it will be interrogatoesting how it plah women. >> we have to talk about last night. it was a relief to the campaigns as we had both of the candidates sharing laughs at the alfred smith dinner in new york city. they roasted each other's running mates. listen. >> i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along this evening. he'll laugh at anything. >> sometimes it feels like this race has dragged on forever. but paul ryan assured me we've only been running for two hours and 50 something minutes. >> who do you think this performance benefited most? >> it benefits them both. when we see clips especially on television, you see a fair back and forth. i think it shows actually them
what ann romney described. there's a difference saying i'm personally pro-life but i don't feel i should let my personal beliefs govern other people which is the joe biden formulation and mitt romney formulation which is tell me what you need me to say right now in order for you to make me president. that's a bit crass and it will be interrogatoesting how it plah women. >> we have to talk about last night. it was a relief to the campaigns as we had both of the candidates sharing laughs at...
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he was ann agree guy. >> well, i've always known this guy is an angry guy. i've all known that this guy had a chip on his shoulder a problem with this country and i've always known that he was post racial. >> now, he's ann agree guy because of this speech but abc, nbc, all of these reports that covered it were there. he duped them all. >> the fact that president obama is black actually equates to him being angry. for those of us who live in the real world, this is one of the most moderate and compassionate and diplomatic presidents we've had in recent memory. i don't know if this has any tracks with independents or with folks on the left. >> well, anna marie, dr. peterson brings up race. let me go there. george will wrote a column about the election and wrote a very controversial line about whether the president should be re-elected. let me quote that. he says, the nation, which is generally reluctant to declare a president a failure, thereby admitting that it made a mistake in choosing him, seems especially reluctant to give up on the first african-american
he was ann agree guy. >> well, i've always known this guy is an angry guy. i've all known that this guy had a chip on his shoulder a problem with this country and i've always known that he was post racial. >> now, he's ann agree guy because of this speech but abc, nbc, all of these reports that covered it were there. he duped them all. >> the fact that president obama is black actually equates to him being angry. for those of us who live in the real world, this is one of the...
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joy-ann? >> the difference is that you didn't have people like darrell issa in congress stoking this stuff. you didn't have serious business people or retired business people like jack welch supporting these kinds of theories and you didn't have entire networks like fox news egging this stuff on. i think what you have on the right is i hate to be cruel but ignorance and paranoia for so long because the 1 percenters keep the archie bunkers in line, from their media to elected officials and they have built up a situation where people in the base of the republican party don't believe anything that comes out of the obama administration. it all has to be a fraud. it all has to be a fake. and i can only imagine -- >> let's go with michael on that. is there sim met tree between the far far left and the people like the birthers who have had a lot of support from the u.s. congress on the right? >> you also had members from congress during the bush year backing up and calling him certain thing. i don't
joy-ann? >> the difference is that you didn't have people like darrell issa in congress stoking this stuff. you didn't have serious business people or retired business people like jack welch supporting these kinds of theories and you didn't have entire networks like fox news egging this stuff on. i think what you have on the right is i hate to be cruel but ignorance and paranoia for so long because the 1 percenters keep the archie bunkers in line, from their media to elected officials and...
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>> anne, it will be about more than libya. i want to point out the policies and positions of both of the candidates. on iran, president obama prefers diplomatic solutions despite the report of there being an agreement on talks, face-to-face talks with iran. it seems clear it's moving in that direction. governor romney's adviser, dan senor, today saying the similar thing that all options are on the table, despite the aggressive tone from governor romney when he was in israel discussing iran. we can go through afghanistan. both men aagree 2014 is the withdrawal date. romnmitt romney nudging why anne the date. but he supports that withdrawal date. both candidates support israel. the bottom line, anne, bill keller in the "new york times" in his op-ed wrote on foreign policy mitt romney has displaced the worst aspects of neocon and n neofeet. on the stump we get the swagger of a freedom agenda cowboy combined with a gift for gaffe. who will show up, the swagger cowboy as described by some or the candidate who will essentially hug p
>> anne, it will be about more than libya. i want to point out the policies and positions of both of the candidates. on iran, president obama prefers diplomatic solutions despite the report of there being an agreement on talks, face-to-face talks with iran. it seems clear it's moving in that direction. governor romney's adviser, dan senor, today saying the similar thing that all options are on the table, despite the aggressive tone from governor romney when he was in israel discussing...
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is always very protective of the candidate, wants them to be portrayed in the best light and i think ann romney if what's being reported is true, has a point. mitt romney is a poor candidate, but he's run an even worse campaign, and the fact that it's taken him this long to even make an attempt to rhetorically shift to the center is quite remarkable that he's been afraid of the base for this long and hoping to run just on anti-obama hatred. it's not a winning strategy at all. >> right. little anna, the politico story says the family pushed for a new message putting an emphasis on a softer and more moderate image for the gop nominee, a let mitt be mitt approach they believed more accurately reflected the looser, generous, and more approachable man they knew. is that the man you feel you know from the campaign so far? >> you know, it's been interesting because since actually the rnc and the big and memorable speech from ann romney, we started to see that window of humanization open up, so there was certainly an intent there and maybe, yes, rightfully so. finally they're listening in the 11
is always very protective of the candidate, wants them to be portrayed in the best light and i think ann romney if what's being reported is true, has a point. mitt romney is a poor candidate, but he's run an even worse campaign, and the fact that it's taken him this long to even make an attempt to rhetorically shift to the center is quite remarkable that he's been afraid of the base for this long and hoping to run just on anti-obama hatred. it's not a winning strategy at all. >> right....
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. >> no, unfortunately, she can't go down with that, ann. that's because mr. romney canceled on the ladies of "the view." they're high risk, you know, only one of them is a conservative. let's get to our panel now in washington. michael crawly, deputy washington chief for "time" and professor michael eric dyson, and with me in new york is joy reid, managing editor of t thegrio.c thegrio.com. the president is roaring around the country today. the vice president is out campaigning, former president bill clinton is out, the boss is out, and mr. romney, he sent his wife onto "the view." >> you know, it's pretty rough. he's trying to tag team there, i suppose, but the president seems to be in full control of the facts, and as a result of that, the wind is behind his wings with that extraordinary performance the other night, and he's been reinvigorated. he's galvanized the base and the base has spoken back, yes, this is what we want. as a result, his people are out there telling the truth about what his policies are because they're defensible, number one. secondly,
. >> no, unfortunately, she can't go down with that, ann. that's because mr. romney canceled on the ladies of "the view." they're high risk, you know, only one of them is a conservative. let's get to our panel now in washington. michael crawly, deputy washington chief for "time" and professor michael eric dyson, and with me in new york is joy reid, managing editor of t thegrio.c thegrio.com. the president is roaring around the country today. the vice president is out...
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they refuse to stand up to rush limbaugh and ann coulter. so these stereotypes and these phrases continue to be repeated because they're afraid, look, they feel like they need that right wing part of their base to get elected. what they don't realize and i think part of this what this election cycle will illustrate is you may be able to win in a gerrymander district that way, but you cannot win a national election without some portion of african-american, latino, more diverse electorate, and so they're going -- comments like jason thompson, you cannot get elected talking to people like that because more of the people that you actually need to vote for you will hear that and be offended. >> indeed. john, here is an example of the rhetoric i'm talking about. you'll recall that one of the big romney talking points over the summer had to do with this fictional claim that the president was removing work from welfare reform. take a listen to this, john. >> there's no question but that president obama's decision to say that we're going to allow wai
they refuse to stand up to rush limbaugh and ann coulter. so these stereotypes and these phrases continue to be repeated because they're afraid, look, they feel like they need that right wing part of their base to get elected. what they don't realize and i think part of this what this election cycle will illustrate is you may be able to win in a gerrymander district that way, but you cannot win a national election without some portion of african-american, latino, more diverse electorate, and so...
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not a lot of warmth between ann romney and president obama. sometimes you see politicians saying i don't like you but i like your wife. not in this case. this race is personal. you can see it in moments they weren't poking fun at each other. >> there are times for me during the debate earlier this week where i felt uncomfortable. i thought it got tough. that's a feeling a lot of people had. i wonder if that let the steam out to diffuse it a little bit. >> it definitely did let some of the steam out. i went to it four years ago, you had obama and mccain. there was a genuine respect between the two. they served in the senate together. you noticed that. last night there wasn't much there. also sort of tough for the president last night. that was a very wall street room. it was more of a home game for romney. he got a lot of ovation. you can see that within him is that four years ago he was the toast of that room. people loved him there because wall street was supporting over mccain. this time around not so much. you could also feel that. fascinat
not a lot of warmth between ann romney and president obama. sometimes you see politicians saying i don't like you but i like your wife. not in this case. this race is personal. you can see it in moments they weren't poking fun at each other. >> there are times for me during the debate earlier this week where i felt uncomfortable. i thought it got tough. that's a feeling a lot of people had. i wonder if that let the steam out to diffuse it a little bit. >> it definitely did let some...
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for months ann romney and her son tag felt a private frustration with campaign officials, a frustration that finally boiled over before the debate. what followed was a family intervention and now the family's taking charge. the high command has changed romney's oldest son tag is in the driver's seat. there's a whole new focus. the family's putting an emphasis on a softer and more moderate image for the gop nominee, a little let my be mitt approach to reflect a looser generous and more approachable romney. is letting mitt be mitt enough? and could intervention backfire? joins me dana milbank, columnist for "the washington post," and alicia menendez host and producer for if herb post live. thank you both for being here tonight. >> dana let me go to you. let mitt be mitt, how does that strike you? >> see, i don't buy this reverend, this whole idea of you know that his wife and his son swoop in and bring out the authentic. how do we note the mitt last wednesday was the real mitt, not the one we saw in the primaries, not the one tess convention not the one as governor of massachusetts. it's
for months ann romney and her son tag felt a private frustration with campaign officials, a frustration that finally boiled over before the debate. what followed was a family intervention and now the family's taking charge. the high command has changed romney's oldest son tag is in the driver's seat. there's a whole new focus. the family's putting an emphasis on a softer and more moderate image for the gop nominee, a little let my be mitt approach to reflect a looser generous and more...
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now talking about that the president is shucking and jiving and sununu who said that he's lazy and ann coulter who called him a retard and you are 100% right. they can put all they want to out there. they are playing to that small neandrathal base and what it's doing is if there was apathy, at least in my community, they have shaken that apathy and people are going out in groves even early voting in groves. so i agree with dana. keep it up because all you're doing is even letting independent voters know, reverend sharpton, that these kinds of people are not associated with president obama. they are associated with his opponent. >> well, i think they don't even understand they are blinded in this, they don't understand they are causing a backlash and even energizing and people who were like not that energized and now all of a sudden they are really angry and offended. and a lot of it came back from how ugly and it's not something particularly new. it's something called dirty tricks of the trade and it comes up and the radar screen and the problem is, this is exactly what is contrary hap
now talking about that the president is shucking and jiving and sununu who said that he's lazy and ann coulter who called him a retard and you are 100% right. they can put all they want to out there. they are playing to that small neandrathal base and what it's doing is if there was apathy, at least in my community, they have shaken that apathy and people are going out in groves even early voting in groves. so i agree with dana. keep it up because all you're doing is even letting independent...
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this is also known ann romney's olympic horse. i say if they settle disputes we would have more diplomacy. you can see in this fake romney-ryan ad. and another spoof of big bird, holding a bayonet and asking mitt romney a pointed question. we think that's not going to be something you see on "sesame street." there's big bird for you. >>> may be the biggest move of apple. they're set to announce the ipad mini and google and amazon may be sweating a bit. here's jon fortt of san jose. this is a test of staying competitive post steve jobs. what are you hearing? >> reporter: absolutely. we expect it to be 8 inches, bigger than the smaller competitors like the google nexus 7, the amazon kindle fire and the barnes & noble nook to take on apple and the tablet category at 200 bucks. closer to $300 or closer to $200 to compete with them? this's the question. >> real quickly, jon, anymore bells and whistles added to it? what else does it offer? >> reporter: that's the key announcements we could see about. you never know. it's a longer event
this is also known ann romney's olympic horse. i say if they settle disputes we would have more diplomacy. you can see in this fake romney-ryan ad. and another spoof of big bird, holding a bayonet and asking mitt romney a pointed question. we think that's not going to be something you see on "sesame street." there's big bird for you. >>> may be the biggest move of apple. they're set to announce the ipad mini and google and amazon may be sweating a bit. here's jon fortt of san...
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romney was there with his wife, ann romney, but the president was there without the first lady. michelle obama was not in the room. i think that is what made mr. romney's joke more awkward than it otherwise might have been. >> campaigns can be grueling, exhausting. president obama and i each very lucky to have one person who's always in our corner, someone who we can lean on and someone who's a comforting presence without whom we wouldn't be able to go another day. i have my beautiful wife, ann, he has bill clinton. >> which is a funny joke, but he's also a little bit mean to the first lady, right? mr. romney did go on at the end of his remarks to say very nice things, very nice and serious things about the whole obama family. that sort of softened the blow there a little bit. michelle obama was also the subject of a self-deprecating joke from president obama, himself. >> tomorrow it's back to campaigning. i've been to cities and towns across our great country, and i hear the same everywhere i go. honestly, we were hoping to see michelle. >> that was not president obama's funnie
romney was there with his wife, ann romney, but the president was there without the first lady. michelle obama was not in the room. i think that is what made mr. romney's joke more awkward than it otherwise might have been. >> campaigns can be grueling, exhausting. president obama and i each very lucky to have one person who's always in our corner, someone who we can lean on and someone who's a comforting presence without whom we wouldn't be able to go another day. i have my beautiful...
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it's just too extreme, like ann marie buerkle. she co-sponsored a bill that would redefine rape for only forceable rape, women that were drugged or minors of statutory rape would not be classified rape victims. >> what happens in missouri isn't staying in missouri. todd akin is everywhere and he's every republican's problem. joining me now is reporter sat salon.com and laura bassi, a journalist who covers women's issues for "the huffington post." thank you both for your time tonight. erin, how bad is the todd akin problem for republicans? >> this was the race that wasn't even supposed to be competitive and now they are saying, well, he can probably still win due to hatred of president obama in that state. >> when you say probably, and he wasn't even supposed to be competitive, he was supposed to win? >> he was supposed to win, yeah. this is a state that has become more conservative. president obama really isn't fighting there. the biggest problem is that he made it about more than abortion, he made it about rape victims. so now we
it's just too extreme, like ann marie buerkle. she co-sponsored a bill that would redefine rape for only forceable rape, women that were drugged or minors of statutory rape would not be classified rape victims. >> what happens in missouri isn't staying in missouri. todd akin is everywhere and he's every republican's problem. joining me now is reporter sat salon.com and laura bassi, a journalist who covers women's issues for "the huffington post." thank you both for your time...
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. >> joy-ann reid and krystal ball, thank you for your time. >> thanks, rev. >> don't forget to catch krystal on "the cycle" at 3:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. >>> still ahead, will the roberts court roll back on civil rights? >>> plus, some republicans will believe just about anything as long as it hurts the president. we'll look at the ugly history of these job number conspiracy theories. stay with us. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. that was me... the day i learned i had to start insulin for my type 2 diabetes. me... thinking my only option was the vial and syringe dad used. and me... discovering once-daily levemir® flexpen. flexpen® is prefilled. doesn't need refrigeration for up to 42 days. no drawing from a vial. dial the exact dose. inject by pushing a button. flexpen® is insulin delivery... my way. levemir® (insulin detemir [rdna origin] injection) is a long-a
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joining me then, brad woodhouse, joy-ann reid, chris kofinis and alice stewart. charlie wrangle, glenn kessler and melissa harris-perry. "now with alex wagner" is next. alex, what do you got coming up. >> gearing up for the great vice presidential debate. paul ryan will face off with scranton joe in a kentucky fried showdown. full vice squad preview with the panel and obama press secretary ben "the thunder" labolt. pole dancing. the latest horse race numbers with stu rothenburg when "now" starts in a near 180 seconds. well, if it isn't mr. margin. mr. margin? don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're on a roll. that's funny. i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. >> a cast of the characters is slated to take the stage tonight in danville, kentucky. a
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. >> ann was so nervous for me. >> you know, he was acting so -- >> careful. oh, yeah. >> i didn't see that. >> that was mitt romney and paul ryan earlier today on an airport tarmac in columbus, ohio. pointing at something, and ix naying any talking about the debate day because of that icrophone may. what mitt romney was alerting paul ryan to there, a suspicious looking boom mike hovering up above that was capturing what mitt ryan -- mitt ryan? what mitt romney and paul ryan were saying. the point mitt romney interrupted paul ryan is when he was saying, he was just acting so -- romney jumped in, careful, careful. ixnay on the talking. vice president joe biden took the final topic of last night's debate, issue of abortion rights and hit paul ryan with it pretty forcefully. >> if anyone had a doubt about what's at state in this election, when it comes to women's rights, and the supreme court, i'm sure they were said last night. it was made clear last night that they don't believe in protecting a woman's access to health care. it was made very clear that they do
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frustrating to those of us in the media about how exactly these debate preparations are going but both ann romney and first lady michelle obama will be there tomorrow night in denver. one more interesting note, martin, it is the first couple's 20th anniversary tomorrow night. they will be together, they will be together in denver, and they will have a proper celebration this weekend. >> wow. celebrating and working at the same time. nbc's kristin welker. thanks so much. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types
frustrating to those of us in the media about how exactly these debate preparations are going but both ann romney and first lady michelle obama will be there tomorrow night in denver. one more interesting note, martin, it is the first couple's 20th anniversary tomorrow night. they will be together, they will be together in denver, and they will have a proper celebration this weekend. >> wow. celebrating and working at the same time. nbc's kristin welker. thanks so much. we'll be right...
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. >> it's nice to relax and wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores. >> how many times a week does biden show up in a wet bathing suit to a meeting. >> we have to name this condition he's going through, romnes romnesia. >> let's get right to our panel now. we're joined by jared bernstein of the center on budget and policy priorities, msnbc contributor jimy williams, and professor james peterson, director of african studies at lehigh university. dr. peterson, we have an update on paul ryan's trip to the soup kitchen this week. as you know, mr. ryan visited a soup kitchen in youngstown, ohio, and did a photo-on-there despite its policy against political affiliations. they have that policy for fear of losing donations, and now the manager of that facility says this is exactly what's happening. he tells the hutchington post there's been a substantial backlash following mr. ryan's photo-o photo-op. i guess now we know how much damage a ryan photo-op can do. >> they kind of thugged their way into the photo-op and people have a
. >> it's nice to relax and wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores. >> how many times a week does biden show up in a wet bathing suit to a meeting. >> we have to name this condition he's going through, romnes romnesia. >> let's get right to our panel now. we're joined by jared bernstein of the center on budget and policy priorities, msnbc contributor jimy williams, and professor james peterson,...
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they will be together some and seeing the first lady, ann romney out there and the sons. everybody is going to dispense of the headquarters and hit the battleground states over 14 days because every vote's going to matter in the key battleground states. >> i think it's easy to play it safe. i think both campaigns have to be aggressive. the undecided voters out there still miraculously not fig yurled oyurl youred out they're going to vote, you have to stand out. if you say the same talking points over 13 days you are counting on them to make the decision based on what happened. you don't want to do the campaign. you want to control your destiny. >> thank you very much, chris, chip. appreciate both of you. let's bring in utah republican congressman jason chafitz. thank you for coming on. >> thank you. >> let me ask you to weigh in on that. for the next 14 days, does mitt romney play it safe or are we going to see him being aggressive out there? >> oh no. he's going to work so hard between him and paul ryan crisscrossing the country. we know what states are the so-called bat
they will be together some and seeing the first lady, ann romney out there and the sons. everybody is going to dispense of the headquarters and hit the battleground states over 14 days because every vote's going to matter in the key battleground states. >> i think it's easy to play it safe. i think both campaigns have to be aggressive. the undecided voters out there still miraculously not fig yurled oyurl youred out they're going to vote, you have to stand out. if you say the same talking...
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ann romney isn't running by president but romney by extension believes the president isn't a grown-up by comparing him to one of his sons during the presidential debate. this is insensitive, given the 2008 was historical election, first african-american president, not just disparaging to the man barack obama but disparaging to the office. shame on her. what david was saying earlier when we were talking about mitt romney wanting to turn back the clock. he sounds like the robert be behrens believes hard work is only by the fat cat on wall street. he's not talking about the work stimulus, the auto bailout, main street. his definition of business is only about wall street. >> he's also trying to make himself appeal more moderate, trying to redo himself right before your very eyes, david. minnesota senator norm coleman, let me use him as an example, he's a romney surrogate, talking to concerned voters in ohio yesterday. watch what he says. >> choices an issue for a lot of people. roe v. wade wasn't reversed. >> now, romney has stated clearly it is his personal desire to reverse roe versus
ann romney isn't running by president but romney by extension believes the president isn't a grown-up by comparing him to one of his sons during the presidential debate. this is insensitive, given the 2008 was historical election, first african-american president, not just disparaging to the man barack obama but disparaging to the office. shame on her. what david was saying earlier when we were talking about mitt romney wanting to turn back the clock. he sounds like the robert be behrens...
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thank you, joy-ann reid and howard fineman, chuck todd. >>> coming up, the biggest danger of president obama in the final stretch as a malaise sets in among his main support, especially women, his phispanic and young people. can he rouse the troops? bill and hillary clinton have emerged as major allies of the president in this election. hillary clinton took heat off the white house yesterday when she said she, not the president, was responsible for the lack of security in benghazi. the former president has emerged as a major booster out on the campaign trial. so, just how important is the clinton factor this election? we'll get to that. that's always fun. >>> plus, i'll go toe to toe with obama and romney stand-ins for another round-up "just answer the question," my turn to pose the questions i would like to ask the candidates in tonight's debate. jason chafman of utah will play president obama. >>> let me finish with this, heavyweight battle. this is "hardball," the place for politics, life from hofstra university. hey. hey eddie. i brought your stuff. you don't have to do this. yes i
thank you, joy-ann reid and howard fineman, chuck todd. >>> coming up, the biggest danger of president obama in the final stretch as a malaise sets in among his main support, especially women, his phispanic and young people. can he rouse the troops? bill and hillary clinton have emerged as major allies of the president in this election. hillary clinton took heat off the white house yesterday when she said she, not the president, was responsible for the lack of security in benghazi. the...
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. >> and sending ann romney on "the view" might not be enough. >> and the great bombshell from donald trump. >> krystal ball, joy reid, thank you. >>> next, mitt goes full steam ahead with his ridiculous broadside against the president. stay with us. >> now, sadly it is too late for richard mourdock. these comments have left his campaign in shambles, but you know what? don't shed a tear, folks, because i have come to realize that this is just something that god intended to happen. ♪ constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >> now, sadly it is too late for so anyway, i've been to a lot of places. richard mourdock. sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>>
. >> and sending ann romney on "the view" might not be enough. >> and the great bombshell from donald trump. >> krystal ball, joy reid, thank you. >>> next, mitt goes full steam ahead with his ridiculous broadside against the president. stay with us. >> now, sadly it is too late for richard mourdock. these comments have left his campaign in shambles, but you know what? don't shed a tear, folks, because i have come to realize that this is just something...
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if his running mate is no use, how about a boost from the other person mitt's proposed to, his wife, ann. surely she can provide the comfort and confidence that mr. romney needs to fire up his bid for the presidency. >> my biggest concern obviously would just be for the -- his mental well-being. >> wait? what? mrs. romney, that's not helping. you better finish the thought. >> i have all the confidence in the world in his ability, in his decisiveness, in his leadership skills, in his understanding of the economy, in his understanding of what's missing right now in the economy, you know, the pieces that are missing to get this jump started. so for me i think it would be the emotional part of it. >> right. he's capable, decisive, and emotionally troubled? well, that is an october surprise. let's get right to our panel this afternoon. with us from washington, msnbc political analyst karen finney, who is a democratic strategist. also julian epstein, who is a democratic strategist, and here in new york msnbc political analyst professor michael eric dyson. professor dyson, mitt romney's wife sa
if his running mate is no use, how about a boost from the other person mitt's proposed to, his wife, ann. surely she can provide the comfort and confidence that mr. romney needs to fire up his bid for the presidency. >> my biggest concern obviously would just be for the -- his mental well-being. >> wait? what? mrs. romney, that's not helping. you better finish the thought. >> i have all the confidence in the world in his ability, in his decisiveness, in his leadership skills,...
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front page politics, i'm joined now by national political reporter for politico david catonese and anne cornbleau. i want to start with the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll showing the race is now tied at 57%. what does that tell you about how close this election might be on election day? >> it does show that romney has some pull in the national polls at least. but we need to burrow down into these state by state polls, seven to nine states that are really going to decide these elections, the sliver of decided voters is not really big. the national polls are good to look at for overall trends. but florida, virginia, ohio, these are the ones that really matter to determine the electoral outcome. romney is showing an uptick in these states, but the overall electoral map still favor the president. >> we show that mitt romney leads mean by seven points and that president obama leads among women. it's got to be getting some comfort, i think probably to the obama campaign. i think what we're probably seeing is a continueded focusing on women because that's what traditionally republican
front page politics, i'm joined now by national political reporter for politico david catonese and anne cornbleau. i want to start with the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll showing the race is now tied at 57%. what does that tell you about how close this election might be on election day? >> it does show that romney has some pull in the national polls at least. but we need to burrow down into these state by state polls, seven to nine states that are really going to decide...
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ann's dad was born in wales and is a first generation he american. i want it to be stream lined, i want it to be clearer. you shouldn't have to hire a lawyer to figure out how to get in this country legally. i also think we should give green cards to people who graduate with skills that we need. people around the world with accredited degrees in science and math. get a green card stapled to their diploma. come to the u.s.a. number two, we're going to have to stop illegal immigration. there are 4 million people who are waiting in line to get her illegally. i will not grant amnesty to those who come her i lily. i will put in place an employment verification system and make sure that employers who hire people who come here illegally are sanctioned for doing so. i won't put in place magnets for people coming here i lily. for instance, i would not give driver's licenses to those who come here illegally. the kids of those who came here i lily. those kids i think should have a path way to become a perm nenlt resident of the united states and military servic
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i have my beautiful wife, ann, he has bill clinton. >> which is a funny joke, but he's also a little bit mean to the first lady, right? mr. romney did go on at the end of his remarks to say very nice things, very nice and serious things about the whole obama family. that sort of softened the blow there a little bit. michelle obama was also the subject of a self-deprecating joke from president obama, himself. >> tomorrow it's back to campaigning. i've been to cities and towns across our great country, and i hear the same thing everywhere i go. honestly, we were hoping to see michelle. >> that was not president obama's funniest joke of the night, but it turns out that what he said there is actually kind of true. at least the underlying point of it, which is that people apparently really, really like to see michelle obama out on the campaign trail. this is mrs. obama today speaking at a campaign rally in racine, wisconsin. there were something like 2,500 people, capacity crowd crammed in to see mrs. obama. we know it was a capacity crowd because there was also a line of people several b
i have my beautiful wife, ann, he has bill clinton. >> which is a funny joke, but he's also a little bit mean to the first lady, right? mr. romney did go on at the end of his remarks to say very nice things, very nice and serious things about the whole obama family. that sort of softened the blow there a little bit. michelle obama was also the subject of a self-deprecating joke from president obama, himself. >> tomorrow it's back to campaigning. i've been to cities and towns across...
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if you look at sarah palin, ann coulter, sununu was in here, donald trump with his show me your papers crap all over again. what's happening here is there's a loosely organized strategy to use the politics of distraction around race but also to sort of gin up this idea that this president is a black president. sadly, there will be a few folk out here who are voting who will still vote along some of those racist racial lines, and they're speaking to those folk when they're doing these different antics. >> professor peterson, here is the problem, 60% of white voters are going with romney, and 82% of norn whites are going with the president. this suggests that however repugnant sununu is, it is having an effect. this is dividing the electorate. this is what they're doing. >> well, the electorate has already been somewhat divided, martin, and it's sad we're still in this place in america, in american politics. if you look at white male demographics, you can see some folks voting against their self-interest economically, you understand where we are. these kind of comments reentrench us in t
if you look at sarah palin, ann coulter, sununu was in here, donald trump with his show me your papers crap all over again. what's happening here is there's a loosely organized strategy to use the politics of distraction around race but also to sort of gin up this idea that this president is a black president. sadly, there will be a few folk out here who are voting who will still vote along some of those racist racial lines, and they're speaking to those folk when they're doing these different...
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and 5k, how far ann romney walked today in a breast cancer charity event in florida. it's just a small part of the final sprint to election day. topping our political headlines today, both president obama and governor romney are off the trail today, focusing instead on debate prep. but their running mates are both on the stump. congressman paul ryan held rallies in pennsylvania and ohio and the vice president was in florida. he took aim at mitt romney, saying he has changed his positions more than a couple of times. >> the president said the day after the romney debate that governor romney was awful sketchy. now, look, it's not my position to take issue with the president, but i'm going to correct him here. romney wasn't sketchy, he was etch a sketchy. that's what he's doing. he's up there, he's shaking that thing. >> meanwhile, the romney campaign is out with a new tv ad that paints a grim picture of what a second term under president obama might look like. >> if barack obama is re-elected, what will the next four years be like? one, the debt will grow from $16 trill
and 5k, how far ann romney walked today in a breast cancer charity event in florida. it's just a small part of the final sprint to election day. topping our political headlines today, both president obama and governor romney are off the trail today, focusing instead on debate prep. but their running mates are both on the stump. congressman paul ryan held rallies in pennsylvania and ohio and the vice president was in florida. he took aim at mitt romney, saying he has changed his positions more...
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. >> ann, i want to get to our next topic, strategies. both campaigns say it's going to be close. how do you see the landscape right now? >> with some remarkable as it has been close for many months. the map that you just showed and the six to nine states i would say that we've been talking about, since the outset have not changed that much. even when president obama was up, even when mitt romney has been up. there have not been new states added into the mix. so we're going to see them in colorado and iowa and ohio, ohio, ohio. and virginia and florida, i mean the states that they have been going to, maybe the odd trip to new hampshire. >> i want to get with you on what david axelrod says. the obama camp has the ground game covered. 18% of ohioans already voted. 63% of those early voters favor the president. what reaction do you have? how concerned are you. >> there's no question that the obama campaign has done a good job in the ground game. i would not be surprised if in fact the early registration edge is probably to their favor. but let's be honest about this. let's pull back
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suit for a lunch fund-raiser, sport coat for dinner, but it's nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. the al smith dinner surely lives up to its billing. usually when i get invited to gatherings like this, it's just to be the designated driver. >> everyone, please take your seats. otherwise clint eastwood will yell at them. win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i'm trying to drink it all in. unfortunately mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. ultimately, though, tonight's not about the disagreements governor romney and i may have. it's what we have in common beginning with our unusual names. actually, mitt is his middle name. i wish i could use my middle name. >> very funny. it's friday. >> that's good stuff. >> october 19th. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set, we have the former governor of pennsylvania and nbc news political analyst ed rendell, and chairman of deutsche incorporated, donny deutsch. morning, donny. >> hello. >> we also have senior national correspondent for bloomberg businessweek, joshua green. >> good
suit for a lunch fund-raiser, sport coat for dinner, but it's nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. the al smith dinner surely lives up to its billing. usually when i get invited to gatherings like this, it's just to be the designated driver. >> everyone, please take your seats. otherwise clint eastwood will yell at them. win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i'm trying to drink it all in. unfortunately mayor bloomberg will only let me have...
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romney, ann romney in response to the fact checking that happened after the debate and her language about sort of what that's like. let's listen to mrs. romney here. >> what do you think about the charges that he lied? the other side well he lied his way through that whole debate. >> lied about what? this is something that he's been saying all along, this is what he believes. this is his policy, these are his statements. i mean, it's sort of like someone that in the sand box that lost the game and they're going to kick sand in someone's face and say you liar. >> i saw you shaking your head pretty vigorously as joy was talking about the notion that republicans are outside of the fact universe. >> i don't think that most conservatives would say that barack obama won the presidency because of some vote rigging. the margin of his win was so much that you cannot put it down to anything. it's not like bush and gore for example in 2000. i think one thing that is really extreme is for president obama to say continually that mitt romney proposed a $5 trillion tax cut. when his own campaign -- they
romney, ann romney in response to the fact checking that happened after the debate and her language about sort of what that's like. let's listen to mrs. romney here. >> what do you think about the charges that he lied? the other side well he lied his way through that whole debate. >> lied about what? this is something that he's been saying all along, this is what he believes. this is his policy, these are his statements. i mean, it's sort of like someone that in the sand box that...
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i've seen him a lot with just him and ann. and he's a fabulous guy. he's a guy who does not have any unattractive edge. >> so then is mitt the moderate held to task by the far rights of his party on socialish zblus. >> i don't know. i'm not a movement conservative and i'm certainly not a conservative on social issues. i'm closer to being a liberal on social issues. the dreaded" l" word. but i kind of -- you can't have everything. and i think romney is the guy who will get the united states growing. i think his foreign policy, frankly, is quite attractive. if you read his book "no apology" he's thought the thing through. he wrote every word of that book himself. >> look what you did then in the state of massachusetts. you talk about where you were and that on social issues you're almost the dreaded "l" word. can what you did in a state be extrapolated on a national level? i mean, can a moderate republican on social issues win a national office like the presidency? >> oh, i think so. and mitt is substantially to my right on the social issues. so that qu
i've seen him a lot with just him and ann. and he's a fabulous guy. he's a guy who does not have any unattractive edge. >> so then is mitt the moderate held to task by the far rights of his party on socialish zblus. >> i don't know. i'm not a movement conservative and i'm certainly not a conservative on social issues. i'm closer to being a liberal on social issues. the dreaded" l" word. but i kind of -- you can't have everything. and i think romney is the guy who will get...
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senator claire mccaskill, her mother betty ann died yesterday and betty ann mccaskill was the first woman elected to the columbia city council and that's sort of how she got her start in politics. they always talked about politics throughout her entire life. >> she was here with senator mccaskill -- >> she was here. >> a year and a half ago. her mom. >> they were extremely close. >> yeah. >> very sad passing. >> our thoughts and prayers are certainly with you, senator mccaskill and the entire family. >> yep. >>> coming up, an update on the storm response from new jersey governor chris christie. we'll also talk to chris matthews and david brooks about the state of the election with just seven days to go. >>> plus, author of the best-selling book "the perfect storm" will be here with his thoughts on yesterday's super storm. up next, mike allen with a top stories in the politico playbook. and we'll continue to bring you updates on the hurricane throughout the morning. keep it here on "morning joe." [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup
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chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of andrea mitchell reports, ann ddrea mitchell. former campaign strategist steve schmidt. >> chuck todd, chuck todd, when have i been this surprised? when has the whole class been surprised? you have to go back to tokyo. and you just sit there going where in the hell did that come? where did that come from? >> come on now. mitt romney is a much better heavyweight fighter than buster douglas ever was. >> that's not the comparison. you can't believe the champ was taken down and made to look so little. >> listen, you can probably go through this. this is sort of the obama folks are going to console themselves this morning. this is the first presidential debate featuring an incumbent president where the challenger won. you go to reagan. you go to bush in '92. not clinton in '96. go to kerry in '04 and go to today. you got to say, is there something to it? where the incumbent sits there? annoyed he's on equal footing. out of practice, number two. and number three, sort of shackled in by how he knows the job is. not how he wishes the job
chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of andrea mitchell reports, ann ddrea mitchell. former campaign strategist steve schmidt. >> chuck todd, chuck todd, when have i been this surprised? when has the whole class been surprised? you have to go back to tokyo. and you just sit there going where in the hell did that come? where did that come from? >> come on now. mitt romney is a much better heavyweight fighter than buster douglas ever was. >> that's not the comparison....